tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post8784092242571913296..comments2023-09-05T12:51:25.656-05:00Comments on edittorrent: DedicationsEdittorrenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-16529286896816481232010-08-18T09:16:25.034-05:002010-08-18T09:16:25.034-05:00Evangeline, acknowledging editors and agents is pr...Evangeline, acknowledging editors and agents is pretty common, but dedicating a book to them is unusual. I do remember that Ally Sheedy wrote a book and her mother (a lit agent) sold it, so I bet she dedicated it to her. :)<br /><br />I wonder if anyone ever dedicated books to "my readers, who are discerning, thoughtful, and tasteful, and above all, numerous". <br />AliciaEdittorrenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-1796660790901718492010-08-17T20:49:32.201-05:002010-08-17T20:49:32.201-05:00To me? Dedications are personal.
Acknowledgments ...To me? Dedications are personal.<br />Acknowledgments are business. <br /><br />@Wes: Gee, ya nervous? Or, is that perhaps your guilt typing? hehehe ;)<br /><br />Murphy :)Riley Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15817930302085699222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-81424518882020898012010-08-17T20:41:01.941-05:002010-08-17T20:41:01.941-05:00I dedicated my non-fiction to my mom and my publis...I dedicated my non-fiction to my mom and my publisher. Can't call her an editor - she didn't edit. At all. (Just a micro-publisher, really. No advance, minimal marketing.) It didn't even occur to me to look for an agent for a glossary of color.<br /><br />But I was thrilled to see my name in print. :-)Deb Salisbury, Magic Seeker and Mantua-Makerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01513482264195697450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-7665818849141061302010-08-17T20:29:56.955-05:002010-08-17T20:29:56.955-05:00I'd dedicate my first book to my mom. She'...I'd dedicate my first book to my mom. She's been the driving force behind everything I do and has never, ever doubted me even when I doubted myself. She's my best friend.<br /><br />I'd have to acknowledge my friends who have been uber patient and supportive over the year and put up with me asking them "What If..." writing questions, polling their husbands, and offering critiques. I'd definitely have to thank a writer who has mentored me over the last few years and always been just an email away. The editor, of course, because there's bound to be rewrites and explaining things.<br /><br />JTJulie Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02880895598847092028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-12317999065210642732010-08-17T17:57:32.796-05:002010-08-17T17:57:32.796-05:00I agree on the difference between Dedications (you...I agree on the difference between Dedications (your inspiration for book or for being who you are) and Acknowledgments (thank yous), so it seems like agents and editors would belong on the Acknowledgments page.<br /><br />However, I could see a situation where after several books, the author would dedicate a book to them if it was exceedingly risky (maybe striking out in a new genre that had the potential to damage the original career path, etc.) - and they championed it anyway. In that case, it would be along the same lines of "To so-and-so for believing in me" that many Dedications follow.<br /><br />Denny, Are the RWA awards <i><b>not</b></i> supposed to be like the Oscars in that respect? This was my first RWA conference, so I didn't find that behavior odd, but maybe it's just because I didn't know any better. :)Jami Goldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00957122956518765455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-13587216459868398452010-08-17T13:38:50.771-05:002010-08-17T13:38:50.771-05:00I didn't know acknowledging one's agent an...I didn't know acknowledging one's agent and editor was an odd thing to do! I've read so many romance novels that do so (in fact, just picked up one right now, where the author thanks their editor and agent before they thank their author friends and their family). But many romance authors whose blogs I follow freely admit their agents and editors take a hand in the formation of their novel from finished draft to published book, so I see it as tipping their hats to business associates.Evangeline Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00132593133675388609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-13755901893652919632010-08-17T12:57:17.312-05:002010-08-17T12:57:17.312-05:00Ooops. Make it Acknowledgements .......I won'...Ooops. Make it Acknowledgements .......I won't mention it now because Murphy will accuse me of sucking up again.Weshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03077791761104576436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-79361345005183127212010-08-17T12:36:10.840-05:002010-08-17T12:36:10.840-05:00Dedication is easy. To my father who taught me ti...Dedication is easy. To my father who taught me time-travel by reading Pliny, Caesar, and early American authors to me. Dedication.......I won't mention it now because Murphy will accuse me of sucking up again.Weshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03077791761104576436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-39802238587612521042010-08-17T11:24:16.456-05:002010-08-17T11:24:16.456-05:00Not exactly in a book, but at the July RWA Confere...Not exactly in a book, but at the July RWA Conference gala on Saturday night, I was surprised that so many winners went on and on about their agent and/or editor. For me, it did come off as 'kissing up' or at least too inside the industry. Like an actor winning an Oscar and giving credit for his performance to his publicist and agent. It surprised me. <br /><br />Now, when I get published, if the opportunity arises, mmm...Acknowledgments, not problem. But I have no idea who I would dedicate the book to...or maybe I do, and just don't want to say:)...might jinx it (lol)!Denny S. Brycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13159554158362728407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-72784571937840587292010-08-17T10:12:54.457-05:002010-08-17T10:12:54.457-05:00Shalanna, that would be good because everyone will...Shalanna, that would be good because everyone will think then it's dedicated to them!Edittorrenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-6052857749508125052010-08-17T07:05:20.354-05:002010-08-17T07:05:20.354-05:00While it's not official since I'm still at...While it's not official since I'm still at the querying stage, I plan on dedicating my novel to a teacher I had last year, and Anti-Dedicating it to a friend of mine (it's a joke. We discussed it in writing club last week.) He's the one that had the plot ideas for the last half of the book, and eliminated some very bad stuff from it. My best critiquer, although I love all of them in the club.elfarmy17https://www.blogger.com/profile/09127074008716633538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-61741225482283611642010-08-17T03:42:12.667-05:002010-08-17T03:42:12.667-05:00Another vote here for "kissing up." Kin...Another vote here for "kissing up." Kind of disheartening, as it used to be that most of the time writers were rebels, had too much honesty, and were nonconformists. Now it's "cool" to get a book pubbed, so now all the cool kids are doing it (or trying to), and everyone's kissing up and being the same. He looked odd on the cover of that dumb magazine, too, IMHO. But then everything looks funny on that cover, to me.<br /><br />ANYway, I've always felt that most dedications were kind of embarrassing to read. I think the clever ones are the ambiguous and the cryptic. "To you-know-who for you-know-what, and you know why," is the one my best friend in high school recommended, and I still like it. Never had the chance to use it.Shalannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05503978745207805622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-58900851510225417442010-08-17T02:26:47.133-05:002010-08-17T02:26:47.133-05:00At least it's not his first novel. (I've s...At least it's not his first novel. (I've seen a first novel dedicated to the agent, and that was weird.) I can imagine dedicating a novel to an agent or editor if I had a long, good, and friend-like relationship with them.<br /><br />Though I still found it a little weird that Frantzen apparently dedicated the novel to both. That doesn't sound like it's coming from the heart, it sounds like a business move: Gotta keep good relations with the people who work with me. Let's dedicate a novel to them, that should shut them up.Phyllishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06541826137325933539noreply@blogger.com